Attorneys for a woman who has spent five years in prison following a deadly crash have filed a motion to test DNA that no longer exists. Watch her interview with WXII from prison last year.

Attorneys for a woman who has spent five years in prison following a deadly crash have filed a motion to test DNA that no longer exists. Watch her interview with WXII from prison last year.

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Updated: 8:07 PM EDT Jul 19, 2016

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WEBVTT ER.WANDA: BILL O'NEIL JOINS US INGREENSBORO, WHERE A NEW HEARINGIS SCHEDULED THIS WEEK.REPORTER: SPERDUTI'S ATTORNEYHAS FILED A MOTION FOR DNATESTING.THE PROBLEM IS THE EVIDENCE THEYWANT TESTED NO LONGER EXISTS,AND THAT'S WHAT THIS HEARING ISALL ABOUT.THE MOTION FILED ON BEHALF OFSPERDUTI CLAIMS THE STATE, INTHIS CASE, THE GUILFORD COUNTYDA'S OFFICE, DIDN'T FOLLOW STATELAW WHEN IT DESTROYED EVIDENCE.THE MOTION CLAIMS UNDER THE LAW,EVIDENCE CANNOT BE DESTROYEDUNTIL THE PERSON'S SENTENCE HASBEEN SERVED OR AFTER THREE YEARSIF THE PERSON IS NOTIFIED.IN A JAIL HOUSE INTERVIEW WITHWXII 12 NEWS LAST YEAR, SPERDUTITOLD US SHE STILL DOESN'TREMEMBER THE CRASH OR WHO WASDRIVING THE CAR.BUT SHE MADE A DEAL WITHPROSECUTORS, ACCEPTING AN ALFORDPLEA, WHICH DOESN'T ADMIT GUILTBUT ACKNOWLEDGES THERE'S ENOUGHEVIDENCE FOR A CONVICTION.SHE EXPLAINED WHY SHE ACCEPTEDTHE DEAL.>> I WAS TOLD THAT THEPOSSIBILITIES WENT FROMPROBATION AND HOUSE ARREST TO UPTO SIX YEARS.REPORTER: A JUDGE SENTENCEDSPERDUTI TO 7 TO 12 YEARS INPRISON.HER FAMILY HAD HIRED A TEAM OFEXPERTS WHO CONCLUDED THE DRIVERIN THE FATAL CRASH BACK IN 2010COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED, BUT THATEVIDENCE WAS NEVER MADE PUBLICUNTIL WXII 12 NEWS REPORTED ITLAST SUMMER.THE EVIDENCE WAS NEVER HEARD INCOURT.AMANDA SPERDUTI, NOW 27 YEARSOLD, WILL BE IN COURT ONTHURSDAY.IT IS UNCERTAIN WHAT, IF ANY,

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Attorneys for a woman who has spent five years in prison following a deadly crash have filed a motion to test DNA that no longer exists. Watch her interview with WXII from prison last year.